Question : Promotion of Yoga

Will the Minister of AYURVEDA,YOGA AND NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY(AYUSH) be pleased to state:

(a) the details of initiatives taken/being taken by the Government to promote Yoga in the country along with Yoga practicing centre/Training Institute functioning at present in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of fund sanctioned/ utilized for the same during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;

(c) whether the Government proposes to set up Yoga Centres/Institutes/Hospitals in various parts of the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;

(d) whether the Government has any proposal to make Yoga compulsory in schools/colleges and establish Yoga University, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether there is huge shortage of Yoga teachers/trainers in the country, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the remedial measures taken/ being taken by the Government to address the issue?

ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF AYURVEDA,
YOGA & NATUROPATHY, UNANI, SIDDHA AND HOMOEOPATHY
(SHRI SHRIPAD YESSO NAIK)
(a):
(i) The Initiatives taken by the Ministry of AYUSH to promote Yoga in the country can be
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summarized under following broad headings:

a. Initiatives through the National AYUSH Mission (NAM) which includes programmes for Yoga.
b. Initiatives through the Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN), New Delhi.
c. Initiatives through the Morarji Desai National Institute of Yoga, New Delhi
d. Initiatives through the National Institute of Naturopathy, Pune.
The details of the above are enclosed at Annexure-A.

(ii) Separately, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) under auspices of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) also deputes Yoga teachers to Indian Missions for imparting training to local students and teachers. MEA also provides publicity material including videos, documentaries, coffee table books, instructional manuals on the different aspects of yoga and yogic practices to Indian Missions for display and distribution.

(iii) Initiatives being taken by the Ministry of AYUSH through its subordinate organizations are as under:
Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) proposed to establish 2 Institutes of Yoga and Naturopathy with 200 bedded Hospital – one at Nagamangala, Karnataka and another at Devarkhana, Jhajjar, Bahadurgarh, Haryana.
It also proposes to establish few Central Research Institutes in the states of Odisha, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh etc.
(b): Under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National AYUSH Mission (NAM), there is a
total OF 992 AYUSH Wellness Centres including Yoga has been assisted by the Ministry of
AYUSH as per the projection made by the States/UTs through State Annual Action Plan
(SAAP). The States/UT-wise list is enclosed at Annexure- B.

(c) Ministry of AYUSH through its subordinate organizations proposed to set up the following
Institutes/ Hospitals:
i). Central Council for Research in Yoga & Naturopathy (CCRYN) proposed to establish 2 Institutes of Yoga and Naturopathy with 200 bedded Hospital – one at Nagamangala, Karnataka and another at Devarkhana, Jhajjar, Bahadurgarh, Haryana.
It also proposes to establish few Central Research Institutes in the states of Odisha, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh etc.
ii). National Institute of Naturopathy (NIN) Pune has a proposal to establish Nisarg Gram Project- Naturopathy Hospital (250 beds initially which will be extended to 500 beds), Medical College (UG-BNYS, PG, Ph.D., Fellowships, Paramedical Courses), Research Unit and Gandhi Memorial at Yewalewadi, Talkuka-Haveli,
(d): No, no such proposal is under consideration in this Ministry.
(e): No. The Ministry of AYUSH has no reports of any such huge shortage.